diff --git a/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim b/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim
index ec804072fd..346dfaaf73 100644
--- a/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim
+++ b/lib/impure/db_postgres.nim
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ proc getRow*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
   var res = setupQuery(db, query, args)
   var L = pqnfields(res)
   result = newRow(L)
-  setRow(res, result, 0, L)
+  if pqntuples(res) > 0:
+    setRow(res, result, 0, L)
   pqclear(res)
 
 proc getRow*(db: DbConn, stmtName: SqlPrepared,
@@ -400,7 +401,8 @@ proc getRow*(db: DbConn, stmtName: SqlPrepared,
   var res = setupQuery(db, stmtName, args)
   var L = pqNfields(res)
   result = newRow(L)
-  setRow(res, result, 0, L)
+  if pqntuples(res) > 0:
+    setRow(res, result, 0, L)
   pqClear(res)
 
 proc getAllRows*(db: DbConn, query: SqlQuery,